Tang Contemporary Art is pleased to announce the Group Exhibition “Ritual, Trauma, and Allegory” bringing together ten international artists whose work revolve around the three core themes. Curated by Lu Xiangyi, the exhibition features the spectacular works of Anouk Lamm Anouk, Jonas Burgert, Jigger Cruz, Guillermo Lorca, Leng Guangmin, Raffy Napay, Edgar Plans, Rodel Tapaya, Woo Kukwon, and Xu Hongxiang.

In the face of globalization and technological upheaval, contemporary art continues to undergo a revolution of violent grammar – both physically and metaphorically. This revolution can be seen in the material rupture of the canvas, the dismantling of cultural symbols, and the reconstruction of identity narratives. It is not merely an aesthetic stance but a cognitive guerrilla warfare waged by artists along the fault lines of civilization.

Bringing together ten artists from diverse cultural backgrounds, the exhibition declares that painting undergoes self-destruction to achieve rebirth. By focusing on their radical explorations of materiality, cultural identity, and existential dilemmas, we witness not only a self-reflexive experiment within the medium of painting but also a poetic suturing of civilization’s wounds.